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Webster 1913 Edition
Environ
En-vi′ron
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Environed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Environing
.] [F.
environner
, fr. environ
about, thereabout; pref. en-
(L. in
) + OF. viron
circle, circuit, fr. OF. & F. virer
to turn, LL. virare
to turn up and down, topsy-turvy. Cf. Veer
.] To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop.
Dwelling in a pleasant glade,
With mountains round about
With mountains round about
environed
. Spenser.
Environed
he was with many foes. Shakespeare
Environ
me with darkness whilst I write. Donne.
En-vi′ron
,adv.
[F.]
About; around.
[Obs.]
Lord Godfrey’s eye three times
environ
goes. Fairfax.
Webster 1828 Edition
Environ
ENVI'RON
,Verb.
T.
1.
To surround; to encompass; to encircle; as a plain environed with mountains.2.
To involve; to envelop; as, to environ with darkness, or with difficulties.3.
To besiege; as a city environed with troops.4.
To inclose; to invest.That soldier, that man of iron,
Whom ribs of horror all environ.